The spectacular Hoiana Shores Golf Club in Vietnam is hosting the 2025 WAAP Golf Championship for the first time
India’s top-ranked Ladies Amateur golfer Mannat Brar will spearhead India’s six-member squad at the 2025 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) Golf Championship, scheduled to take place from March 6-8 at the seaside Hoiana Shores Golf Club, Vietnam. This will be the first time Vietnam hosts the prestigious WAAP Championship, a tournament which has previously launched the careers of Major Champions such as Yuka Saso, Patty Tavatanakit, Ayaka Furue, and former World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul.
Brar has gained significant experience on both national and international circuits. She made history as the first Indian to reach the semi-finals of the R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship in Yorkshire last year and is the reigning All India Ladies Champion. Alongside her, the Indian Golf Union’s squad includes Zara Anand, Saanvi Somu, Heena Kang, Kashika Misra, and Guntas Kaur Sandhu, all of whom have delivered strong performances on the domestic IGU circuit.
The WAAP Championship, established by The R&A and the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation ( APGC), has become the single most important women’s amateur tournament in the region as the winner amazingly gets invitations to three majors and other elite professional events, including:
- AIG Women’s Open
- Amundi Evian Championship
- The Chevron Championship
- Hana Financial Group Championship
- ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open
- The 122nd Women’s Amateur Championship
- Augusta National Women’s Amateur
This year’s edition will see participation from 95 players representing 23 countries, all vying for these coveted opportunities.
Past performance
India’s best finishes at WAAP include a T-9 placement by Anika Varma in 2021 and a T-10 by Avani Prashanth in 2023. Mannat Brar, who has started Round 1 with a strong 67 to lie 7th, and the rest of the Indian squad will aim to impress.